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ISAIAH 59:4 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
Isa 59:3Isa 59:5
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
The assertion that no one calls for justice and no one pleads the case truthfully captures a state of moral collapse where legal-ethical systems have failed. The description of words as empty and false suggests that speech itself has become corrupted instrument of deception. The metaphor of conceiving mischief and bringing forth iniquity uses procreative language to suggest that moral corruption is generative, perpetuating itself. This verse establishes the depth of communal crisis: institutions designed to prevent injustice have become instruments of its perpetuation.
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Isaiah 59:4 — Community Reflections | HolyStudy